BTC Flow Analysis — February 22, 2022 CHOP
Tuesday · Minute-level BTC order flow from Binance · 1,212,527 trades
Summary
Bitcoin closed at $38,230 on February 22, 2022 after rallied 3.3%. Aggressor-side flow netted +860 BTC, favoring buyers.
BTC price (blue) and trading volume (cyan bars) per minute. Session shading: Asia (gold 00-08 UTC), Europe (green 08-14), US (red 14-00).
Flow Analysis
Large-player activity detected: 14 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 4.9σ) between 01:27–20:37 UTC. Whale flow netted 83 BTC of selling.
The day split in half. Sellers controlled the first 12 hours (-51 BTC), then buyers took over (+911 BTC). The reversal changed the character of the day.
Flow and price moved in lockstep (correlation: 0.91). Aggressor-side buying translated directly into price movement with minimal resistance.
Cumulative buying pressure (purple, left axis) vs cumulative price return (yellow, right axis). When these diverge, flow and price are telling different stories.
Session Breakdown
The Europe session posted the largest move. Full breakdown: Asia -0.64%, Europe +2.90%, US +1.04%.
| Session | Hours (UTC) | Return | Net Flow | Flow Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00:00 - 08:00 | -0.64% | -561 BTC | 28% |
| Europe | 08:00 - 14:00 | 2.90% | 760 BTC | 38% |
| US | 14:00 - 00:00 | 1.04% | 661 BTC | 33% |
Per-minute volume split by aggressor side. Green = actively bought at the asking price. Red = actively sold at the bid price.
Regime Context
Nothing unusual for a chop-regime day. The +3.30% return was consistent with the period's average of +0.10%.
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